The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-11-05
St. Land " Politics.

The subcommittee of the Democratic State
central COMMITTEE, consisting of Messrs l..
Jastremski, Lionel Adams aud Pat Meaiey,
VINO VINO were mere last week, being unable to Sc
cure the concurrence of our two rival Purish
committees as to the conditions under which
eIecsions 1or delegates to q Parish Convention
would De held, cut the Gordian knot by or
osfing on their own responsibility primary
eIeetions for delegates to Parish Convention
20 0e held for electing new Parish Commit
tse-said elections to be held ON Monday, Nov
2lst, and the Convention to assemble on
Thursday, Nov. a.
In the notice making this announcement.
tnS ,1oiioWiDg rules are prescribed:
1he polls shall be opened ut a. ul and clos
Ell at op. M, and shall he conducted NV a
judge and four commissioners Of election. Who
snail DE appointed in conformity To the re-
quirements OF the resolution adopted by the
State Central Committee, which provides for
the selection OF two commissioners by each of
the rival committees
All Democratic Conservative voters of the
parish shall be entitled to vote except such as
may have voted for the Republican candidates
fof presidential electors or the Republican
candldaee for Governor at the last presiden-
tlai or gubernat0rial election. Every voter
participating in such primary election shall
be considered as pledging himgelf to support
and vote for the nominees of the State nomi.
mating convention of the Democratic Conser-
vatlve party, called to assemble Mt Baton
Rouge on Jan. 10, 1888.
Ii within ten days after demand therefor
snail have been made upon the chairman of
either Of the two existing parish executive
committees for Il list of commissioners to be
appointed for the conduct of such election by
the subcommittee of the State Central Com
mittee, such list be not transmitted to the
chairman ofssaid committee the election shall
be conducted by the judge aud two commis.
sioners appointed by such sub b-colnmittee pur-
| suaDt to the resolution of tho State Central
Committee.
Following is tue proposition submtt ed by
Judge Estilette, which, as will be seen from
the rules adopted by the committee. was not
accepted:
Gentiemem-I would respectfully submit
the following plan to adjust the political diff
! ficulties existing iu this parish by reason of
Two bodies claiming to be the parish Deniu
cratic executive committee of st. Landry
|, That q new executive committee be Sc
lected by a parochial Democratic convention.
/ 2. That delegates TO constitute the said
i convention be elected at primaries under I'VE
/ commissioners, one to be oppointet by each
/ side, and 'hird to be elected hy the two
! appointed as abuve
/ ). Delegates to be voted iof by Democrats
1 who will bave votetl for Col. S. NJ Robertson
for Congress, with this proviso. to wit shall
be excluded from the right of voting for
aforesaid delegates
ta) All those who, after tieipating in
primaries for the election of delegates to the
Democratic Parish Convention, held Oh. 9th
of December 1855, to select delegates Ia
the last State Convention. aiterward did not
vote the whole of the State Democ: attic
/ ticket, and who did not vote for the candi,
dates nominated by said parish convention
! for the Legislature aud the Senate, but on
the Contrary voted for other candidates for
said positions.
tb1 Shall he further excluded from voting
for delegates all Democrats who will not
pledge themselves 10 support all tiieuominees
of the next State Democratic Convention.
l. The superintendent Tor representation
FROM every prteibet tn be based upon the
votes given to Col ). NJ. Robertson for Con
gresa.
S The above was formulated after eoDsuita
tion with two or three of the executive coin
mittee. Ii adopted, / feel satisfied, it vii
meet with the appreciation of every member
of the committee. If not, cannot take npoi
myself TO speak for the committee or to bind
tho conalnitte. Respectfully submitted,
q. d. EsTILErTE
President Parish Democratic Executive Com
\ mittee for Parish Sc. Landry.
Inasmueh as the very proper rales snbmit-
tod b. Judge Estilette were ignored by tho
subconmiftee, il is likely that neither he
nor his friends will partieipatein the primary
elections aud Conveation. liz such be the
case. the LAHORE of the sub-committee vii
have been in vain, as far az hafniuuiziiig The
differences To ihe party Is coneerae,E